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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: National Journal

2008 Composite Liberal Score

Issues: Liberal
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 82%
Gary Ackerman 81%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 23%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 87%
Todd Akin 3%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 22%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 28%
Wayne Allard 9%
Thomas Allen 67%
Jason Altmire 50%
Michael Arcuri 58%
Joe Baca, Sr. 65%
MN U.S. House 6 Michele Bachmann Republican 10%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 29%
Brian Baird 61%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 91%
WY U.S. Senate Jr John Barrasso Republican 7%
J. Gresham Barrett 3%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 48%
Roscoe Bartlett 31%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 12%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 68%
Evan Bayh 47%
Melissa Bean 50%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 88%
Bob Bennett 34%
Shelley Berkley 59%
Howard Berman 76%
Marion Berry 60%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 85%
Judy Biggert 36%
Brian Bilbray 22%
FL U.S. House 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 31%
Jeff Bingaman 88%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 10%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 68%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 77%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 14%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 89%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 8%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 6%
Kit Bond 15%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 18%
Mary Bono Mack 35%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 24%
Dan Boren 47%
Leonard Boswell 71%
Rick Boucher 55%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 27%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 54%
Nancy Boyda 57%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 13%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 93%
IA U.S. House 1 Bruce Braley Democratic 82%
GA U.S. House 10 Paul Broun Republican 3%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 76%
Henry Brown, Jr. 30%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 76%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 24%
Ginny Brown-Waite 29%
FL U.S. House 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 38%
Jim Bunning 10%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 17%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 12%
Dan Burton 12%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 78%
Steve Buyer 30%
Robert Byrd 78%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 17%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 24%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 11%
Chris Cannon 6%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 15%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 81%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 87%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 77%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 86%
Dennis Cardoza 59%
Russ Carnahan 75%
Christopher Carney 50%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 62%
IN U.S. House 7 André Carson Democratic 81%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 12%
PA U.S. Senate Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 79%
Mike Castle 45%
FL U.S. House 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 85%
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 48%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 32%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 16%
Ben Chandler III 55%
NY U.S. House 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 85%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 84%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 89%
Hillary Clinton 82%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 79%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 21%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 8%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 34%
TN U.S. House 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 77%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 21%
Norm Coleman 39%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 49%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 9%
Kent Conrad 65%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 85%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 53%
TN U.S. Senate Jr Robert Corker Republican 22%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 17%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 53%
Jerry Costello 69%
CT U.S. House 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 82%
Larry Craig 20%
Robert Cramer 57%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 17%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 72%
Barbara Cubin 11%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 52%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 11%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 85%
Artur Davis 55%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 84%
David Davis 18%
Geoff Davis 13%
Lincoln Davis 52%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 85%
Thomas Davis III 35%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 14%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 66%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 76%
Bill Delahunt 90%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 85%
James DeMint 8%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 42%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 41%
Norm Dicks 68%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 83%
Chris Dodd 83%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 78%
Elizabeth Dole 39%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 34%
IN U.S. Senate Jr Joe Donnelly, Sr. Democratic 48%
John Doolittle 11%
Byron Dorgan 68%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 89%
Thelma Drake 26%
David Dreier 32%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 31%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 86%
Chet Edwards 58%
Vern Ehlers 40%
MN U.S. House 5 Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 91%
Brad Ellsworth 48%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 73%
Jo Ann Emerson 41%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 71%
Philip English 41%
John Ensign 7%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 7%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 84%
Bob Etheridge 70%
Terry Everett 12%
OK Governor Mary Fallin Republican 23%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 86%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 86%
Tom Feeney 16%
Russ Feingold 65%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 81%
Michael Ferguson 36%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 70%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 10%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 20%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 39%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 27%
IL U.S. House 11 Bill Foster Democratic 56%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 4%
Barney Frank 91%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 3%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 32%
Elton Gallegly 25%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 16%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 42%
Gabrielle Giffords 52%
Wayne Gilchrest 51%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 5%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 18%
Charlie Gonzalez 69%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 23%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 16%
Bart Gordon 61%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 16%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 18%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 18%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 30%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 79%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 52%
Judd Gregg 21%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 93%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 78%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 40%
John Hall 73%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 17%
Phil Hare 81%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 77%
Jane Harman 77%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 87%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 14%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 25%
Robert Hayes 35.7%
NV U.S. Senate Jr Dean Heller Republican 28%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 3%
Wally Herger, Jr. 9%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 52%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 68%
Baron Hill 51%
Maurice Hinchey 80%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 65%
HI U.S. Senate Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 88%
David Lee Hobson 37%
Paul Hodes 65%
Pete Hoekstra 19%
Thomas Holden 59%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 79%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 91%
Darlene Hooley 87%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 74%
Kenny Hulshof 29%
Duncan Hunter 15%
Kay Hutchison 20%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 28%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 9%
Daniel Inouye 70%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 78%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 22%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 71%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 14%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 91%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 91%
William Jefferson 76%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 85%
GA U.S. House 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 83%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 12%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 56%
Tim Johnson 42%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 35%
OH U.S. House 4 Jim Jordan Republican 10%
Steve Kagen 66%
Paul Kanjorski 58%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 75%
Ric Keller 24%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 74%
Dale Kildee 76%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 87%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 64%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 40%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 4%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 18%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 42%
Ron Klein 60%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 11%
MN U.S. Senate Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic/Farmer/Labor 65%
Joseph Knollenberg 37%
Herb Kohl 82%
Dennis Kucinich 58%
John Kuhl, Jr. 35%
Jon Kyl 7%
Ray LaHood 41%
CO U.S. House 5 Doug Lamborn Republican 4%
Nicholas Lampson 44%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 51%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 76%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 74%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 89%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 31%
Steve LaTourette 38%
OH U.S. House 5 Bob Latta Republican 14%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Frank Lautenberg Democratic 88%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 84%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 80%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 85%
Jerry Lewis 22%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 82%
Ron Lewis 17.3%
Joe Lieberman 59%
Blanche Lincoln 66%
John Linder 13%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 69%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 40%
IA U.S. House 2 Dave Loebsack Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 85%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 75%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 21%
Dick Lugar 38%
Dan Lungren 14%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 74%
Connie Mack IV 14%
Tim Mahoney 52%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 76%
Don Manzullo 25%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 6%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 90%
Jim Marshall 45%
Melquiades Martinez 38%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 49%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 85%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 72%
CA U.S. House 23 Kevin McCarthy Republican 26%
MO U.S. Senate Sr Claire McCaskill Democratic 52%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 24%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 93%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 15%
Thaddeus McCotter 27%
James McCrery III 14%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 80%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 91%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 9%
John McHugh 36%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 53%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 19%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 23%
CA U.S. House 9 Jerry McNerney Democratic 55%
Michael McNulty 86%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 79%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 52%
NJ U.S. Senate Jr Bob Menendez Democratic 82%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 15%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 73%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 73%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 36%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 15%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 93%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 4%
Brad Miller 82%
Harry Mitchell 53%
Alan Mollohan 71%
Dennis Moore 61%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 87%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 39%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 80%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 32%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 42%
CT U.S. Senate Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 62%
Patrick Murphy 58%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 42%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 93%
Jack Murtha 63%
Marilyn Musgrave 23%
Sue Myrick 15%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 93%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 91%
Ben Nelson 50%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 79%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 8%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 17%
Jim Oberstar 87%
Dave Obey 90%
John Olver 93%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 56%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 75%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 81%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 88%
Ron Paul 31%
Donald Payne 75%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 18%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 7%
CO U.S. House 7 Ed Perlmutter Democratic 60%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 52%
John Peterson 26%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 34%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 10%
Todd Platts 35%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 12%
Earl Pomeroy 62%
Jon Porter, Sr. 43%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 88%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 5%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 57%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 16%
George Radanovich 9%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 67%
James Ramstad 44%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 89%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 92%
Ralph Regula 36%
Denny Rehberg 33%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 41%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 77%
Richard Renzi 31%
Silvestre Reyes 60%
Thomas Reynolds 25%
Laura Richardson 73%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 30%
WV U.S. Senate Sr Jay Rockefeller IV Democratic 71%
Ciro Rodriguez 54%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 24%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 33%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 26%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 19%
IL U.S. House 6 Peter Roskam Republican 30%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 45%
Mike Ross 56%
Steve Rothman 72%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 5%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 67%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 13%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 70%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 57%
Ken Salazar 68%
William Sali 5%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 62%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 93%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 82%
MD U.S. House 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 75%
Jim Saxton 29%
LA U.S. House 1 Steve Scalise Republican 13%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 76%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 77%
Jean Schmidt 23%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 86%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 76%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 77%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 82%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 18%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 84%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 21%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 11%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 68%
John Shadegg 4%
Christopher Shays 47%
NH U.S. House 1 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic 69%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 26%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 74%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 26%
Heath Shuler 51%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 15%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 30%
NJ U.S. House 8 Albio Sires Democratic 78%
Ike Skelton 63%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 93%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 72%
NE U.S. House 3 Adrian Smith Republican 8%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 47%
Gordon Smith 46%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 19%
Olympia Snowe 51%
Vic Snyder 63%
Hilda Solis 93%
Mark Souder 26%
Zack Space 54%
Arlen Specter 45%
CA U.S. House 14 Jackie Speier Democratic 93%
John Spratt, Jr. 68%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 83%
Pete Stark 73%
Cliff Stearns 19%
Ted Stevens 41%
Bart Stupak 70%
John Sullivan 16%
John Sununu 34%
Betty Sutton 88%
Tom Tancredo 14%
John Tanner 52%
Ellen Tauscher 67%
Gene Taylor 51%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 30%
MT U.S. Senate Jr Jon Tester Democratic 63%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 74%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 9%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 11%
Todd Tiahrt 27%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 28%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 93%
Ed Towns 85%
MA U.S. House 3 Niki Tsongas Democratic 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 31%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 54%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 67%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 40%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 86%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 93%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 85%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 10%
George Voinovich 39%
MI U.S. House 7 Tim Walberg Republican 21%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 32%
James Walsh 41%
MN U.S. House 1 Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 61%
Zach Wamp 24%
John Warner 40%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 85%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 76%
Diane Watson 86%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 84%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 84%
Jim Webb, Jr. 64%
Anthony Weiner 74%
VT U.S. House At-Large Peter Welch Democratic 75%
David Weldon 14%
Gerald Weller 35%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 9%
Robert Wexler 75%
RI U.S. Senate Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 80%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 27%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 21%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 15%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 57%
Heather Wilson 26%
VA U.S. House 1 Rob Wittman Republican 27%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 33%
Lynn Woolsey 67%
David Wu 78%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 77%
KY U.S. House 3 John Yarmuth Democratic 76%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 33%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 37%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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